POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Brad Wall, Lake Ontario, Red Tory
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Canada"s 10 provinces, 3 territories: alberta fortis et libre (strong and free) Location: southern border between bc and sk. Religion: atheist, catholic, other forms of christianity. Languages: english: british columbia splendor sine occasu (splendor without diminishment) Premier: bc liberals, christy clark (march 2011) Location: western most province beside ab, southern border. Economic factor: forestry + fluctuating mining industry, service. Etymology: named by queen victoria after colonization in 1858. Languages: english: manitoba gloriosus et liberum (glorius and free) Premier: progressive conservative, brian pallister (may 2016) Location: southern border, south of nu, between sk + on. Economic factor: agriculture, tourism, energy, oil, mining, forestry. Etymology: (possibly) derivative of cree, ojibwe, or assinboine languages. Named collaboratively by louis riel, thomas spence and ottawa. Languages: english: new brunswick spem reduxit (hope restored) Confederation: july 1st 1867 (w/ on, qc, ns) Location: between qc and ns, below pei. Rural: heavy industry, forestry, mining, mixed farming and fishing.
